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APPLICATION FILED AUG-6. 19H.

Patented July 13, 1915.

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MAYER FINKELSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDING DISPLAY-RACK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1915.

.flpplicationfiled August 6, 1914. Serial No. 855,471.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MAYER FINKELSTEIN, a subject of the King of Roumania, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State-of New York, have invented certain new and. useful Improvements in Folding Display-Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in folding racks for display purposes and comprises a simple and efficient device of this nature having various details of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the panying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a rack made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elei ation showing the rack folded. Fig. 3 is aside elevation of a modified form of rack. Fig. 3 is a face view of the portion of the device above line a,a in Fig. 3. Fig. 4 is a still diflerent modified form especially adapted for use as a plate supporting rack, and Fig. 5 is a view of the form shown in Fig. 4 partially folded and tilted to horizontal position.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the rear standard of the folding rack which is made preferably of heavy wire, the ends of which are bentto form eyes A, and said accomwire is bent upon itself to form the supporting feet B and is thence bent to forma horizontal portion E. Each upright portion of the standard is bent to form a shoulder F. The sides H of the rack, which are of similar construction, are bent to form series of oppositely disposed steps and the wire forming the sides is bent to form a loop H near the forward end of the step and projecting above the same and intermediate each loop and the upright portion at the rear of thestep a shelf, designated by letter K, is adapted to rest, the opposite edges of the shelf having grooves for the reception of the loop at the upright portion at the rear thereof, thus securely holding the shelf in position. A single wire preferably forms the two series of steps and which wire is bent to form the supporting feet N, and again to form loops 0, while a transversely disposed portion 0 securely holds the stepped sides spaced apart.

Intermediate the rear and forward edge of the rack is a reinforcing standard, designated by letter P, the upper ends of which are turned to form eyes P which engage loops formed in the steps and said standard P is bent to form feet P Rods, designated by letter S, have eyes S formed in their ends for engagement with the loops 0 and have other eyesv R for engagement with the upright portions of the standard P, and at the rear end of the rack other eyes T are formed in the rod S to receive the upright portions of the rear standard, thus securely bracing the standard when set up in the manner shown in Fig. 1. 7

When it is desired to fold the rack, the crosspiece of the rod S, near the rear standard, may be moved toward the upper end of the standard and the rear standard and intermediate supporting rod will fold to the position shown in Fig. 2, thus reducing the device to a compact form, it being understood that the shelves are adapted to be removed from the steps before the rack is folded.

In Fig. 3 of thedrawings, I have shown a modified form of the rack in which the same general construction of the device obtains with the exception of the rack being made without the central support which is not necessary in this form of rack for the reason that this form of rack is narrower than the one shown in Fig. 1, and in which modifica tion the sides, designated by letter D, are made of a single piece ofwire, the ends of which are connected together at W and each bent to form a loop W at the ends of the horizontal part and the upper end of the rack and to which loops the eyes V in the upper ends of the standard V are piwotally connected, said standard V being bent to form the feet V A rod X has its eyes X formed at its ends for pivotal engagement with the loops W formed at the ends of the transverse part W of the wire forming a part of the stepped sides. Said rod X is bent to form eyes X to receive and slide upon the rear standard of the rack' when the device folds and, when the rack is-set up for use, the eyes X are adapted to rest upon the shoulders Y formed at the lower end of the rear standard. This form of rack is adapted to fold in the same manner as that illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a slightly different modified form of invention and which is adapted for use as a plate rack and in which modification a single step is formed in each side wire L, the latter being bent upon itself at L and thence laterally, forming the crosspiece L with loops L for engagement with the eyes L at the upper ends of the standard L, which latter has the usual feet L, illustrated in the other figures. A rod L has eyes L atits ends for engagement with the sides of t e rack, each having a step, the wire loops L at the ends of the horizontally dis posed portion L, and other eyes L for engagement with and adapted to slide upon the standard. A plate, shown in dotted lines, is adapted to rest upon the step and be held in position by the loops J which are formed on bent portions of the stepped sides. This modified form of rack is adapted to fold in the same manner as the others, thus reducing the same to a compact form.

What'I claim to be new is: 1. A folding rack for display purposes, consistin of a wire which is bent to form at the outer end of each step being bent upon itself and extending above the step and thence bent to form supporting legs for the forward portion ofthe rack, the wire below .the steps being bent to form loops with a horizontally disposed portion intermediate the same, spacing the sides apart, the portions of the wire forming the sides of the rack being bent upon themselves at the upper end thereof and formed into loops, a

supporting standard made of a piece of wire with eyes at its ends engaging the loops at the upper end of the sides, said standards being bent to form shoulders, and a wire bent to form eyes and pivotally connected to the standard above said shoulders and ter- 'minating in eyes which are pivoted to the zontally disposed portions of the wire, a

standard comprising a wire which is bent upon itself and havingeyes at its upper ends for pivotal engagement with a horizontally disposed portion of the wire forming said steps, a wire bent to form eyes to receive the upright portions of said standard and its ends having pivotal connection with loops formed near the forward end of the stepped side, an intermediate standard between the rear and forward ends of the rack, having pivotal connection at its upper end with the sides and sliding pivotal connection with the wire which has pivotal connection with the rear standard and forward end of the rack.

3. A folding rack. having sides which are made of wire which are bent to form steps, the wire being bent to form a loop at the forward edge of each step and portions of the wire at the back and at the front being bent horizontally to space the sides apart, a loop at each end of the horizontally disposed portions, a standard comprising a'wire with the ends of one of said horizontally disposed portions, said standard having partsthereof bent to form feet, a wire with' eyesat its ends for pivotal engagement with the loops 'at the ends of the horizontally disposed portion at the front of the rack, other eyes having sliding engagement with the parallel portions of said standard, an' intermediate standard having eyes at its ends for pivotal engagement with the loops at the forward edges of the stepped sides and provided with a horizontally, disposed portion bent to form feet, said wire whichconnects the rack with the rear standard having eyes through which the wires of the intermediate standard have sliding movement. v v In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MAYER FINKELST EIN."

- Witnesses:

Snms SAPIR'STEIN, SARHAHFINKELSTEIN. 

